Everyone was stunned by Xue An’s words.
"The gods are dead, the Divine Realm has perished!"
Such words seemed even more fantastical than fairy tales!
At least many people wore looks of disbelief.
Dong Yingjie, in particular, after being stunned for a moment, burst into wild laughter again, "Mister Xue, I truly admire your imagination! The gods are dead, you say? Why don’t you claim you’re the Divine King instead? You’re really killing me with laughter, hahaha!"
The laughter echoed across the entire Immortal Platform, but Xue An did not get angry. Instead, he looked up at the space layered by seals and said indifferently, "Indeed... ’Summer insects cannot discuss ice, seafarers cannot fathom the sea.’"
"Eh?" Dong Yingjie paused, his laughter stopping as well, "What do you mean?"
Xue An revealed his white teeth, giving him a chilling smile, "It’s nothing, I just think... ignorance really is scary!"
After speaking, Xue An took a step forward and said coldly, "This place is too stuffy, let’s open it up and let it breathe!"
As his voice faded, a streak of sword light appeared out of nowhere, and with a casual swing of his hand, Xue An slashed down with his sword.
Crack!
After a crisp sound, the barricades sealing this piece of the Immortal Platform began to shatter, layer by layer.
But it was not over yet.
When the seal broke, the space too began to show crack after crack.
These fissures started out minuscule, but in just a blink, they rapidly expanded.
In but a few breaths, space was sliced into fragments.
When the cracks reached their limit, a thunderous boom sounded, and the Immortal Platform Secret Realm that had been temporarily constructed... shattered!
As the space debris, glinting with specks of light, dissipated like the Starry Sea, the Starry Sky of the outside world, already enveloped in night, became even more illusory.
Every person watched this scene in a daze.
No one spoke, nor dared to.
It wasn’t just Xue An’s earth-shattering sword that had awed them.
More importantly, everyone felt the abnormality of the outside atmosphere.
In the Tian Zhao Realm of old, the breath of the gods was strong and domineering, permeating the entire world.
That sensation was like a blazing bonfire in the wilderness — even from afar, one could feel it distinctly.
But now, within the range of everyone’s Divine Sense, the wilderness was silent, utterly quiet.
"What... what’s going on?" Dong Yingjie murmured to himself, his face filled with horror.
At that moment, Zhong Anan from the crowd suddenly spoke with a trembling voice, "Everyone... everyone, look up at the sky!"
All heads turned skyward.
Next to the moonlight in the night sky, a blazing sun began to emerge.
Under the sunlight, the land that had sunk into darkness gradually brightened.
"The sun and the moon shine together... this... this is an omen that only occurs when the Divine King makes his rounds!" Zhong Anan murmured to himself.
And at that moment, Xue An slowly walked toward the heavens.
His pace seemed slow, yet was incredibly fast!
In an instant, Xue An stood amidst the emptiness.
And when his figure appeared in the night sky, the light of the sun and moon dimmed, and the stars ceased to twinkle.
It looked as if they were respectfully bowing to greet Xue An’s arrival.
Everyone’s eyes gradually widened.
Zhong Anan shivered, chattering through clenched teeth, "The sun and the moon bow their heads... this... this is the salute of the Divine King!"
Meanwhile.
Standing with his hands behind his back in the sky, Xue An looked down at the crowd and spoke softly, "I told you, the gods are dead! Now, do you believe it?"
Boom!
People were somewhat flabbergasted.
Dong Yingjie was, after all, the Fort Master of the Flying Dragon Sect, considered a local hegemon.
Yet, when he faced Xue An, he did not even dare to fight back and took his own life instead.
Xue An looked down at the corpse of Dong Yingjie on the ground and smiled cryptically, "At least he knew what was good for him. Too bad, only good at playing petty tricks!"
With that, Xue An flicked his finger nonchalantly, and a streak of light shot up into the sky.
A breath’s time later, a piercing scream resounded from the distant heavens.
The scream was brief, and then everything fell back into silence.
Everyone was shaken by it, many showing extreme terror on their faces.
Because that scream clearly belonged to Dong Yingjie.
This meant that the recently self-slain Dong Yingjie hadn’t truly died but tried to deceive Xue An with a Secret Technique and flee.
Unfortunately, all his hopeful plans fell apart under the casual flick of Xue An’s finger.
The manner in which a local hegemon was so effortlessly killed, naturally caused the crowd’s hearts to tremble.
Just then, Xue An smiled faintly, "Don’t be afraid, I have no intention of killing you!"
Many with guilty consciences couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief upon hearing those words.
Xue An continued, "Honestly, I’m not the kind of person who kills without mercy! Though you might not be considered innocent! But I’ve decided to give you a chance!"
A chance?
What chance?
The faces of the crowd conveyed their puzzlement, not understanding what Xue An intended, but they all felt a tightness in their chests.
That’s when Xue An said indifferently, "You all come from the mighty noble families. I will give you ten days! Ten days from now, I want to see all of your forces gathered here, and then..."
Xue An gave a chilling smile, "Submit to me!"

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